新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

ltlong52010

$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
3 p) P! g  R, P' Z: U        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
6 r/ M4 R% o) ]: O        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
' m9 c; q9 i! k5 n' b3 @41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
. J+ B& J! V& p, O        考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。
43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
5 d, X' a+ n" h( k% a        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
& H$ D: z8 x4 V45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
) }' b9 e3 q8 r. Z& V4 i5 F. e        其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，
46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
4 o) c9 o4 z7 }" f( S! M        而她那身异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前5世纪的文物中找到的。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
- Y; P4 G8 H8 A+ m  A        她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到精心的保护。
- b( a2 n6 q, W5 S' `+ d' S- e48. It was very old and precious even then.
8 G* \# b, \5 t% u, v3 }        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
; ^! ]& S8 x& O" U; B49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
% R) u& P  |# B# E. F50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
" N  z4 p$ s# C; m        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
3 B; k4 F# {$ l; Q3 [) ?2 O52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
- t2 b3 ~  _2 `  u53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
* s3 q- d1 \3 K8 L        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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